The world of cinema and TV is in mourning
Conrad Janis is dead. The world of cinema and television says goodbye to the actor who had played the role of Mindy’s dad in the successful television series entitled “Mork & Mindy“, Alongside Robin Williams. Also famous for his roles in highly successful films, the artist died at the age of 94: he was a huge music lover.
The American actor and musician died last March 1st in the city of Los Angeles. The news of his death is confirmed in the words of Conrad Janis’ manager, Dean A. Avedon, interviewed by the New York Times.
The actor had acted in many films for the cinema and also in several television series. But his passion for art in general went beyond the acting: Conrad Janis was also an acclaimed jazz musician and had performed several times. Furthermore a New York his passion for painting was well known: he was a famous gallery owner.
The general public, in the US and outside the US, had known him for playing the character of Fred McConnellalongside Robin Williams, in Mork & Mindy, a show that aired in Italy since the early 1980s.
He was the dad of Mindy, the female protagonist of the sitcom. At first he was represented as the owner of a musical instrument shop, where his daughter also worked. While he would later become an appreciated conductor.
Conrad Janis is dead: many films for cinema, in addition to success on TV
Born in New York on 11 February 1928, he had a long apprenticeship as a film actor before landing on television. His debut is from [1945 in the film Snafu, which was followed by parts in films such as “The Bloody Coin”, “Restless Age”, “Code of Honor” and “Airport ’75”.
After the success of Mork & Mindy he appeared less and less in the cinema: we remember him in “Who spends more … earns more!” with Richard Pryor and John Candy, “Mr. Saturday Night “with Billy Crystal and” The Pain “, with Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey.
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